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Jun 27, 2023 11:46:32   #
Dannj
 
You had me all the way to the punchline
😂😂

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Jun 27, 2023 12:03:59   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
Pardon me for jumping into your thread, which was hilarious. In 1967 I was a freshman at Wheaton College, not far from Chicago. It's a conservative Christian school, known for being Billy Graham's alma mater. One weekend a bus from the school was going down to Old Town in Chicago, which was near Moody Church (the Church connection to the story). I took the bus because somebody was preaching there that I wanted to hear. Some other friends were going to Old Town. One was about 6'4" tall. As we were walking along the sidewalk, there was an establishment which had windows painted halfway up. I couldn't see in. Being tall, he could, and his face went white as a sheet. Turns out it was a restaurant with topless waitresses. I can still see his face and it's still hilarious. Poor guy, he was straight as an arrow.

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Jun 27, 2023 12:35:55   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Dannj wrote:
You had me all the way to the punchline
😂😂



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Jun 27, 2023 12:36:09   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
SteveR wrote:
Pardon me for jumping into your thread, which was hilarious. In 1967 I was a freshman at Wheaton College, not far from Chicago. It's a conservative Christian school, known for being Billy Graham's alma mater. One weekend a bus from the school was going down to Old Town in Chicago, which was near Moody Church (the Church connection to the story). I took the bus because somebody was preaching there that I wanted to hear. Some other friends were going to Old Town. One was about 6'4" tall. As we were walking along the sidewalk, there was an establishment which had windows painted halfway up. I couldn't see in. Being tall, he could, and his face went white as a sheet. Turns out it was a restaurant with topless waitresses. I can still see his face and it's still hilarious. Poor guy, he was straight as an arrow.
Pardon me for jumping into your thread, which was ... (show quote)



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Jun 27, 2023 13:24:27   #
One Rude Dawg Loc: Athol, ID
 
bcheary wrote:
Going the e-mail rounds.

While I was in Chicago, I heard Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were guest preachers at a nearby church. So, I decided to go there and check them out in person.

As soon as I sat down, Reverend Sharpton came over to me. I don't know why, maybe it was because I was the only white person in the church? He laid his hands on my shoulder and said: "By the will of Jesus the Lord Almighty, and the will of God, you will walk today." I told him I was not paralyzed.

Then Jesse Jackson came by and said: "By the Grace of God, and his Son Jesus, the Lord Almighty, you will walk today." Again, I said that there is nothing wrong with me. After the sermon I stepped outside and lo and behold they were right...

My car was gone.
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That's funny as hell, very good. Remember all religions are good business,the have no real overhead. Everything is given to them, " Dharma Bums ". Just words somebody said, somebody said whenever and people give them money, lots of it tax free.

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Jun 27, 2023 14:32:47   #
PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA
 
bcheary wrote:
Going the e-mail rounds.

While I was in Chicago, I heard Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were guest preachers at a nearby church. So, I decided to go there and check them out in person.

As soon as I sat down, Reverend Sharpton came over to me. I don't know why, maybe it was because I was the only white person in the church? He laid his hands on my shoulder and said: "By the will of Jesus the Lord Almighty, and the will of God, you will walk today." I told him I was not paralyzed.

Then Jesse Jackson came by and said: "By the Grace of God, and his Son Jesus, the Lord Almighty, you will walk today." Again, I said that there is nothing wrong with me. After the sermon I stepped outside and lo and behold they were right...

My car was gone.
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That is one way to make an impression on a potentially new parishioner.

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Jun 27, 2023 15:29:37   #
ceallachain Loc: Cape May, NJ
 
LOL

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Jun 27, 2023 15:38:00   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
One Rude Dawg wrote:
That's funny as hell, very good. Remember all religions are good business,the have no real overhead. Everything is given to them, " Dharma Bums ". Just words somebody said, somebody said whenever and people give them money, lots of it tax free.
That's funny as hell, very good. Remember all reli... (show quote)



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Jun 27, 2023 15:38:21   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
PhotogHobbyist wrote:
That is one way to make an impression on a potentially new parishioner.



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Jun 27, 2023 15:38:33   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
ceallachain wrote:
LOL



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Jun 27, 2023 15:49:16   #
Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.
 
bcheary wrote:


Uk-uk!

Your a cracker!

And I'm NOT African American.

Back in the day, that would be my generations day the 60's, "You were either part of the problem, or part of the solution".

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Jun 27, 2023 19:30:46   #
NewGuy
 
Why Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? The joke has nothing to do with them.

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Jun 27, 2023 20:30:45   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
NewGuy wrote:
Why Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson? The joke has nothing to do with them.


They were more likely to preach in Chicago than Oral Roberts.

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Jun 28, 2023 08:52:16   #
raymondh Loc: Walker, MI
 
!

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Jun 28, 2023 11:24:14   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
raymondh wrote:
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